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Your support makes all the difference.A police officer who was captured on video apparently attacking a defenceless man was today withdrawn from duties which may bring him into contact with the public.
The officer, who has not been named, was filmed by the man's neighbour which showed him being kicked in the groin and punched in the face outside his home in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
Chris Wilson, 26, is then seen to be handcuffed by the policeman, who allegedly knees him in the back and pulls him by his hair to a patrol car.
The officers colleague, who stood by and watched the alleged assault, has also been withdrawn from duties.
A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said: "Officers have been withdrawn from duties which mean bringing them into contact with the public."
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